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Cyberpunk Edgerunners

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Cyberpunk Edgerunners is a 2022 anime television series set in the world of Cyberpunk 2077. The series was released on Netflix in September 2022, inspiring memes, fan art and waifu discussions online.

History

On September 13th, 2022, the anime series Cyberpunk Edgerunners, set in the world of Cyberpunk 2077 and created by Studio Trigger, premiered on Netflix (official trailer shown below).[1]



The series follows the story of a "street kid" named David Martinez, a brilliant student forced by his debts to become an edgerunner, a mercenary outlaw.

Reception

Following its release, the series received positive reviews from critics and audiences. As of September 14th, 2022, on Rotten Tomatoes,[2] the series had an aggregated critics rating of 100 percent and an aggregated audience score of 95 percent. On IMDb,[3] the series had an average score of 8.7 out of 10 based on over 1,800 reviews.

Fandom

Following the release, the series inspired memes and discussions online. For example, on September 13th, 2022, voice actor Aleks Le (@AleksLeVO) made a tweet[4] about the JoJo Stand Cries reference in the anime, which received over 245,800 views, 3,000 retweets and 22,300 likes in one day (shown below).


Characters Lucy and Rebecca from the anime inspired fan art and waifu discussions online following its premiere. For example, on September 13th, 2022, Redditor[5] formosa posted an image of Lucy in the /r/cyberpunkgame subreddit, writing, "Forget about Panam & Judy, we now simping for Lucy." The post gained over 3,300 upvotes in one day. Also that day, Twitter[6] user @onnimarts posted fan art of the character that received over 400 retweets and 2,200 likes in one day (shown below, left). Later on the 13th, Twitter[7] user @LegacyKillaHD then posted a Distracted Boyfriend meme that received over 180 retweets and 1,800 likes in a similar timeframe (shown below, right).


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Субетерник Cyberpunk: Edgerunners @edgerunners THEY SAID THE THING #Edgerunners FACE RANVE 11:13 AM . Sep 13, 2022 Twitter Web App : Princess DaiOni @MrsSmasher MOMMY!!!!!!! #EDGERUNNERS !!!! 1:59 PM . Sep 13, 2022. Twitter Web App Uri, Elden Lord @ (COMMISSIONS CLOSED) @Uri_V_Art Man Cyberpunk Edgerunners made the best character design ever and I'm obsessed 6:26 PM. Sep 13, 2022. Twitter Web App EDGERUNNERS days to

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ArcadeTwo
ArcadeTwo

I like how the things in the show look like things in the game. (Guns, cyberware, exploding red barrels, rooms, buildings). You'd think it'd be a 'no duh' but it's nice to see a studio actually care about authenticity.

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